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Playing with West Indies, Zimbabwe etc is not enough for Pakistanis. They must play with India in cricket when Indians themselves are not interested in playing with them.

Pakistanis are so obsessed with India that they must play with India and that too in cricket. There are some people (media mostly) who hype India vs Pakistan cricket matches when it is clearly a mismatch between a number one side vs number 6 side. Long ago, India vs Pakistan matches in hockey were also regarded as showpiece events of world hockey. Now what is the situation ? No one is interested in India vs Pakistan matches. India is ranked 6th in men's hockey and Pakistan is ranked number 15. Forget world cup or Olympic games, Pakistan has failed to qualify for semi finals even in the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

In fact, taking a look at the medals tally in Commonwealth Games makes for interesting observations. India, the most populous commonwealth nation is ranked third in the medals tally at present whereas Pakistan the second most populous commonwealth nation is lying 29th with just two bronze medals.

India have moved on in sports world. Pakistani sports fan will do well to try and move on because it is a matter of time when Indians will move on from being a cricket crazy nation. The day Indians lose interest in cricket, Pakistani sports fan will have nowhere to look forward to because their country will not be good enough in any other sport.

The Asia Cup 2018 has been shifted to the UAE from India. Initially scheduled in India, the Asia Cup now has a new host due to political tension between India and Pakistan. The UAE will be the host for the third time. It is Asia’s most prestigious cricket tournament with Indian team being the defending champion and winner of maximum titles. The teams are divided into two groups; group A consists of India, Pakistan and the winner of qualifier’s round. Group B includes Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The tournament will start on 15th September and will conclude on 28th September.